WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Pat Toomey and Joe Manchin want to make sure no school district can “pass the trash” again.

The Pennsylvania Republican and West Virginia Democrat will reintroduce in the Senate on Thursday the Protecting Students from Sexual and Violent Predators Act, a bill intended to keep pedophiles out of schools and from moving undetected from state to state, a practice known as “passing the trash.”

As we woke up this morning, the Islamic Republic of Iran was supplying money and weapons to radical terrorist organizations and governments in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and elsewhere, and it was advancing further down the path toward producing its own nuclear weapons. Since the president began negotiations with the Iranians, their efforts in each of these areas have expanded, not contracted. Iran is playing us for fools, and time is running short before the most dangerous regime in the world has the most destructive weapon in the world. If the White House lacks a sense of urgency about this unfolding nightmare, then Congress must provide it.

Every holiday season, law enforcement officers from across Lancaster County enable young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to go shopping. The kids are given $100 to purchase gifts for their parents, brothers and sisters, and other loved ones. Once all the gifts have been purchased, the kids wrap the gifts and share lunch together at a local church.

WEST CONSHOHOCKEN The Montgomery Child Advocacy Project’s 10th anniversary dinner dance and silent auction is scheduled for 6 to 11 p.m. Saturday at the Marriott Philadelphia West in West Conshohocken, and U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R., Pa.) is the announced host and guest of honor.

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey returned to Capitol Hill last week reinvigorated by the GOP Senate takeover following the Nov. 4 election and ready with an ambitious agenda that includes dismantling the Affordable Care Act, repealing the excise tax on medical devices, approving the Keystone XL pipeline and rolling back banking regulations.

Delco Times- 6/12/14
The U.S. Senate passed bipartisan legislation Wednesday that aims to boost accountability within the Department of Veteran Affairs and enable veterans to receive care from health providers outside the VA.

The Times-Tribune-06/03/14
A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania is working to develop state-of-the-art therapies for one of the most tragic diseases: Alzheimer’s. PA is leading the charge against Alzheimer’s

The Mercury- 5/29/2014
Pat Toomey, wants to protect America’s veterans from dishonesty and malfeasance in the delivery of medical services and hold Veterans Affairs employees accountable to those they serve.

Pittsburgh Post Gazette- 5/15/14
In separate bills, Pennsylvania’s two senators on Thursday introduced measures to help abused children. Pat Toomey’s legislation would make it easier for victims to collect restitution awards in criminal cases.

PennLive.com- 5/ 13/2014
U.S. Sens. Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, and U.S. Reps. Tim Murphy and Joe Pitts recently helped to block an effort that would have devastated Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable patients.

Herald Standard- 5/11/14
Pat Toomey joins Bob Corker in calling for tougher sanctions on Russia because the administration’s weak response to Russia’s acts of aggression in Ukraine has not been enough to stem Russian ambitions in the region.

Philly.com- 3/7/2014
Pat Toomey exemplified JFK’s profile in courage by standing up to President Obama, saying, “You will not force an offensive nominee on the people of this country, and especially not on the people of my state.”

CitizensVoice.com- 12/19/13
Democrat Bob Casey and Republican Pat Toomey established a process to vet nominees, which enabled them to present a very helpful united front to the Judiciary Committee and the full Senate.

National Review Online- 5/11/2011
As I traveled across Pennsylvania last year, I promised Pennsylvanians that I would dedicate myself to two key priorities in the United States Senate: restoring economic growth and private-sector job creation.

The naming rights to European cheese and other foods — those based on the geographic areas in which they are produced — are the subject of a looming trade war between the European Union and the United States.